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  1. TEG

    Random Roadster Sightings

    VIN#180...
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    Random Roadster Sightings

    Your profile says Iowa, but your observation sounds like (Palo Alto) California...
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    Roadster production dates

    Some others before/after 1012: 0983: 25 Jun 2010 0994: 05 Jul 2010 1012: 15 Jul 2010 1019: 20 Jul 2010 1113: 26 Oct 2010 1127: 04 Nov 2010
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    Tesla makes a lot of Roadster service information "public"

    https://service.tesla.com/roadster
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    Roadster service manuals now "public"

    https://service.tesla.com/docs/Public/Roadster/ServiceManual/en-us/
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    Random Roadster Sightings

    The were following the motto, "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again..."
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    Pics of people taking pics of Roadsters

    I assume the Supercharger would get no communication signal from the Roadster so would just never try to activate. (No contactors would close to connect the DC current. ) NOOP
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    Today's Roadster Orphan

    The Model S cells don't have the right voltage characteristics to match up with the old Roadster PEMs. They had to use some 3rd party cells for the r80 pack.
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    Solved: wind noise

    Can you take a picture of where this replacement part goes? https://teslastore.by/front-door-seals/ I wonder if that is a 3rd party (non Tesla) product that the tech is using.
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    “The world’s worst investment“

    Really? I thought we both posted the same day (June 15th). Anyways it is a nice video, and "all good" that we both saw fit to post it.
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    “The world’s worst investment“

    I had posted the same video here: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/hagerty-video.304558/
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    Hagerty video

    From what I recollect, Tesla started out trying to make a licensed, modified version of an ACP style analog PEM. It didn't have the amps/torque at the low end to get their advertised 0-60 without a dual speed gearbox. So that was the initial intended architecture/design. The failures of the...
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    Hagerty video

    Maybe some mistakes with the prototype 2-speed transmission manufacturer history... Otherwise a nice bit of history and keeping the Roadster excitement alive. The title is a bit "click bait"... You can watch it to understand why that one Roadster isn't worth $35 million. (Well, maybe someday!)